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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 10:48 PM
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well i installed my ss's on sunday, so sick! i love em, but they were used and didnt come with wrenches or instructions, so if anyone can help me with tuning the dampning, or telling my which way is hard soft, im pretty sure counterclockwise is soft and clockwise hard, but not positive. and why do the adjustersclick 28 time? i counted lol, arent they only 16 way adjustable? anyway, pics, enjoy peeps!
Old Nov 19, 2007 | 11:16 PM
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anycomments are welcome too lol
Old Nov 19, 2007 | 11:28 PM
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the paint on drum ricey. it look better if it was disc
Old Nov 19, 2007 | 11:41 PM
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thanks. lol funny that thats what you comment on.
Old Nov 19, 2007 | 11:49 PM
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looks good. would look even better if you replaced that descent sticker for an alpha SQUAD one...haha!
Old Nov 20, 2007 | 12:40 AM
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what the big black circle?
Old Nov 20, 2007 | 01:11 AM
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needs more drop to set off the wheels, you also might consider some spacers so they're flush
Old Nov 20, 2007 | 02:22 AM
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i don't know about the adjustments for the SS-P's but i think if you turn it clockwise it should make it harder, i have the SS-P's
with the EDFC. i hope that helps if not just try and test em by turning the fronts stiff and the back as well then you'll feel the difference.
Old Nov 20, 2007 | 04:12 AM
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i think it looks dope
Old Nov 20, 2007 | 04:28 AM
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Looks good, but you should consider smoking the tails.
Old Nov 20, 2007 | 04:28 AM
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thanks for the adjustment help. i cant really drop it more and still be practical, i live down a dirt road, and the drive way into my work is steep enough that i already scrape when going at a complete angle, so i cant lower more ya know, i was thinkin bout spacin it already. ya man, i asked for the rear quarter alpha sticker, just havent recieved it, or the smartwax sticker. i think it looks sick enough, i had stock springs before and a solid 2 inches of wheel gap atleast, now its like half an 3/4 an inch from top o tire to fender.
Old Nov 20, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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go lower.
Old Nov 20, 2007 | 09:25 PM
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looks good man!
Old Nov 20, 2007 | 10:29 PM
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i just said i cant go lower due to where i live lol. thanks joe i love it.
Old Nov 20, 2007 | 10:36 PM
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you may have messed up your coilovers if you really felt 28 clicks.

in the manual, which you dont have, it says do not turn it more than the 16 clicks, if you over dampen the coilover it can damage it or something like that.

the coilovers come at full stiff from the factory, however since you got them used i have no clue how you would know what they are set at.

on mine, i know because 16 was full stiff, and i have turned it down twice. so i am at 14
Old Nov 20, 2007 | 10:43 PM
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the stance looks great. Is your Ichigo airbrushed on the hatch or vinyl?
Old Nov 21, 2007 | 04:18 PM
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ichigo is airbrushed i did it myself. i hope i didnt mess them up, i slowly turned and counted the clicks while they were off the car on all four shocks, so it prob didnt mess them up, cuz after it hits 271/2 or 28 it wont go anymore i dont force, but they seem to be ok, i have 1 up from softest on back, and softest on front, itd help if i had someone who knew how to tune em in the car wit me, but im shootin from the hip here. o how can i order the edfc, and spare wrenches for it?
Old Nov 21, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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you can buy them on Tein USA site. I think the wrenches are 10 bucks and EDFC is like 300
Old Nov 21, 2007 | 08:11 PM
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thanks i figured butwanted to make sure, glad people like it i think it loks sick, gunna get some keoki spacers pretty soon here, but christmas isclose so i cant be greedy and ill have to wait till afterwards lol, and besides my turbo kit and all the components for it are coming first, kinda talkin to myself lmao
Old Nov 23, 2007 | 02:58 PM
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i would like to see pics of the top where the pillowball mountsare located out. thanks.



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